Chuck Allen

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Chuck Allen
Position (s):
Linebacker 		Jersey numbers:
50, 54, 58
born on September 7, 1939 in Cle Elum , Washington
died on December 15, 2016
Career information
Active : 1961 - 1972
NFL Draft : 1961 / Round: 17 / Pick: 228
AFL Draft : 1961 / Round: 28 / Pick: 223
College : Washington
Teams
Career statistics
Interception     28
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards
  • 3 × AFL All-Star (1961, 1963, 1964)
  • AFL winner 1963
  • San Diego Chargers Hall of Fame

Charles Richard Allen (born September 7, 1939 in Cle Elum , Washington - † December 15, 2016 ) was an American American football player. He played 13 seasons as a linebacker , 9 of them with the San Diego Chargers in the American Football League (AFL).

Career

Chuck Allen was selected in the 1961 NFL Draft in the 17th round by the Los Angeles Rams and in the AFL Draft in the 28th round by the San Diego Chargers . Since he was convinced that linebackers would have more options in the AFL, he decided on the Chargers. In his rookie season , he caught 5 interceptions and carried one back to a touchdown before breaking his ankle in game nine. Two years later he won the AFL Championship Game with the Chargers . In 1970 he was exchanged from the Chargers to the Pittsburgh Steelers , where he played two seasons before spending another season with the Philadelphia Eagles .

After retiring from his playing career, he worked as an assistant coach for the Washington Huskies for two years before becoming director of scouting for the Seattle Seahawks in 1975 . On March 15, 1983, he was appointed Assistant General Manager by the Seahawks .

Personal

Allen was married with five grown children and eleven grandchildren.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Chuck Allen. Retrieved March 15, 2016 .
  2. ↑ a b c Dan Raley: Where Are They Now? Chuck Allen, former UW and NFL star. October 30, 2007, accessed March 15, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Bill Pinella: Where are they now: Chuck Allen. February 18, 2014, accessed March 15, 2016 .
  4. ^ Clare Farnsworth: On this date: Chuck Allen named assistant GM. (No longer available online.) March 15, 2016, archived from the original on March 17, 2016 ; accessed on March 15, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.seahawks.com
personal data
SURNAME Allen, Chuck
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Allen, Charles Richard (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH September 7, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Cle Elum , Washington , United States
DATE OF DEATH 15th December 2016